following
invisible sounds
glimmering
between
you
me
a flower
a shadow
a stone
invisible sounds
glimmering
between
you
me
a flower
a shadow
a stone
ABOUT
Ángeles Rojas (b. 1988) is a composer and performer working with acoustic phenomena, sustained tones, and durational forms. Her work explores the perceptual experience and poetics of listening through resonance, intonation, and harmonic drift — often realized through minimal instrumentation and extended temporal frameworks. With a focus on tuning relationships and subtle sonic motion, she develops pieces that unfold slowly and organically, allowing the immanent structure of sound to become increasingly perceptible over time.
She works with shruti box, tampura, organ, and ensembles, often in site-sensitive or collaborative settings. Her practice includes composition, installation, and performance, engaging with forms that explore the fragility of harmonic material, the tension between stillness and movement, and the spatial behavior of sound.
Her work has been presented in contexts such as RUIDO Festival (Buenos Aires), Klangraum (Düsseldorf), BIP Festival (Oslo), 48 Stunden Neukölln (Berlin), Co-Incidence Festival (Boston), and in venues including Sowieso, KM28, Vorfluter, the Norwegian Academy of Music, Centro Cultural Kirchner (CCK), Parque Cultural de Valparaíso, Alte Feuerwache (Cologne), LIPM at Centro Cultural Recoleta, and Santa Felicitas Museum.
Her discography includes releases on Sawyer Editions (US) and Rumiarec (Argentina), with works for shruti box, guitar quartet and archlute. Originally from Argentina, she studied composition at Universidad Nacional del Arte in Buenos Aires and currently lives in Berlin.
LIST OF WORKS
CHAMBER & LARGE ENSEMBLE
THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP A SOUND OPENS INTO THE EARTH’S DARKNESS AND FLIES (2024)
finger cymbals ~20’
commissioned by Madalena Ratto
SOMETIMES I DREAM OF A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN WHISPER WITH THE WIND (2024)
guitar quartet ~45’
AS IF THE EYE BECOMES AN EAR WHEN TURNED INWARDS (2024)
string quartet and tampura ~30’
commissioned by Pulse String Quartet
OPEN THE WINDOWS AND LET THE SPIRITS IN AND OUT (2023)
organ and ensemble ~30’
commissioned by RUIDO Festival
THE WAY OF THE WOOD (2022)
electric guitar quartet ~15’
commisioned by Nuntempe Ensemble
BREATHE INTO THE FOREST, INTO THE BIRD, INTO THE SONG (2022)
alto sax, baritone sax, cello, electric guitar, tuning forks, shruti box ~43’
commissioned by Festival for Patagonia
LA FLOR RENUNCIA A SUS PÉTALOS PARA ESCUCHAR LAS SEMILLAS BROTAR (2021)
bass flute, bass clarinet, tam tam, piano, violin, viola, cello, contrabass ~20’
commissioned by Kommas Ensemble
INVISIBLE INVOCATIONS (2021)
two euphoniums ~20’
WE BREATHED AS BREATHES THE SOUND (2019)
two string instruments ~10’
commissioned by Compañia Oblicua
DOS HORIZONTES (2018)
two contrabass flutes ~15’
commissioned by Mei Flutes
ÆOLUS (2018)
string quartet and video ~15’
YIN & YANG (2018)
four-hand piano, string instruments and video ~20’
commissioned by Dos Uno Ensemble
LEVIATHAN (2016)
violin, cello, bass clarinet, didgeridoo, piano and percussion ~15’
SOLO
A BRIDGE LINGERS OVER ME (2024)
archlute ~25’
commissioned by Máximiliano Más
AN INVITATION TO LISTEN TO A FOREST ENDURE (2024)
Shruti box ~20’
commissioned by Sello Postal
CHOIR
INTIMATE REVOLUTION (2022)
vocal ensemble ~30’
developed in residency at Klangraum (Düsseldorf)
A DEEP RESONANCE (2019)
vocal ensemble and percussion ~45’
commissioned by EVU ensemble
DE LOS DOS UN RÍO (2016)
mixed chorus ~4’
INSTALLATION / PERFORMATIVE WORKS
WILL SOMEONE OR SOMETHING PLEASE START TO SING? (2024)
tambura and sine tones ~30’
commission by 48 Stunden Neukölln
FRAGILE HARMONY (2023)
20 balloons and tiny harmonicas ~20’
commission by 48 Stunden Neukölln
THE EARTH SOUNDS IN YOUR EARS (2020)
shruti box, objects and perception ~30’
commission by SAGITAL
WRITINGS
64 INVITATIONS TO LISTEN TO THE ECHO, OF THE ECHO, OF THE ECHO, OF A BOOK (2023)
a group of 64 cards on art, music, and love — an open invitation to reading as a form of being
→ available by hand and upon request
SOUND AS A MEAN TO THE SENSIBLE EXPERIENCE (EXTRACT) (2019)
fragment of a longer text exploring sound as a medium for affective and perceptual encounter
→ read extract – PDF or link
EL SONIDO COMO MEDIO A LA EXPERIENCIA SENSIBLE (2019)
versión original en español del ensayo sobre sensibilidad, escucha y experiencia
→ leer texto completo – PDF
